Hi Manisha,

I suppose you are asking this question for yourself and let me tell you being a female candidate, you are not eligible for NDA entrance exam. However, you can join in Officer Training Academy (OTA) through CDS exam which is conducted by the Union Public Service exam. Both the Unmarried Male and Female candidates are eligible to apply for the OTA exam through CDS exam.

Good luck !!

Hello Aspirant,

National Defence Academy offers admissions to Army, Navy and Air Force wing. It offers Bachelor's Degree in the streams of Arts, Science and Engineering from the Jawaharlal Nehru University after which the Army cadets proceed to Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, Naval cadets to Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala and Air Force cadets to the Air Force Academy at Hyderabad.

National Defence Academy Eligibility Criteria

1. For B.Tech. and B.Sc. courses, the candidate should have passed 10+2 from a recognised board with Physics and Mathematics as mandatory subjects.
2. For B.A. course, the candidate must have passed 10+2 from any recognized board.
3. Candidates appearing in the final exam can also apply on provisional basis.
4. The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and should be free from any disease/disability which is likely to interfere with the efficient performance of Military duties.
5. Only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply.
6. Age limit:

Minimum 16 years

Maximum 19 years

Note: Candidates who have failed Pilot Aptitude Battery Test (PABT) earlier are not eligible for Air Force wing.